GARLIC HERB VEGAN CASHEW CHEESE

Cashew cheese is versatile. It’s not only a dairy free and vegan friendly option that’s nutritious and healthy, but it can also be combined with whatever flavours you desire. I personally love using garlic, dill, nutritional yeast, as well as lemon juice and apple cider vinegar for some acidity in my cashew cheese recipes.

The soaking of the cashews is an important advanced prep step in this recipe as it softens them, which makes them easier to blend up. I like to add my cashews to a bowl of water before I go to bed, this way when I wake up they are ready for me to use at any time. Having said that, you can get away with soaking them for at least 4 hours and they will still blend well! After soaking, all you have to do is drain the water the cashews were soaking in and rinse them through a few times and they’re good to go. Pretty simple!

Ways to Enjoy Cashew Cheese

Spread cashew cheese onto healthy crackers and top with extra herbs or some cucumber.

Instructions:

Add all ingredients into a high-speed blender (I used my Vitamix) or food processor and process until your consistency is as smooth or as chunky as you desire.

Keep cashew cheese stored in an airtight container in the fridge up to one week.

Notes: While blending, use a spatula to push down any mixture that gets forced up the sides of your appliance to make sure everything gets blended together evenly. Add tsp amounts of water at a time if your consistency is too thick. Taste test while blending and add more or less ingredients for desired taste/consistency preferences. The cashew cheese can be enjoyed immediately, or once it has been chilled in the refrigerator. It’s up to you! Once cashew cheese has been chilled, it will further harden. It will be soft when freshly made prior to refrigerating.

Have you ever made or tried cashew cheese? Do you have any homemade dips or spreads you like to make? Comment below to share. I hope you have an amazing day!

Hi Aimee! I have never tried freezing it, although I think it would change the consistency. It might make it become very very hard and I am unsure how well it would thaw out. You can always cut the recipe in half to make less to avoid freezing any leftovers!